Chapter 4: Thanksgiving in Korea!

We are so busy like all of you! It's American Thanksgiving and the students are posting Thanks giving messages all around school. "I am thankful for ......" and signed by the student, are really touching little expressions of life at TCIS. I am also amazed at scriptures of thanks giving, praise and worship to God are plastered on walls in the hall ways and classrooms making the place look cheery and bright as the days are getting colder and more grey. Strangely enough temp are hitting the minuses but the sun still shines for a bit each day but by 17:30 it's dark and only light at 7:30 am. We still get around and socialize inspite of the weather. The American's are crazy about Thanks giving and are organizing a huge school wide TG Dinner. Ethan came home and announced that he loves Thanksgiving because "you don't have to sit down at dinner, and you can wear a hat, dress up as cowboys or indians and you don't have to have manners at the table! - That's what you are thankful for - not having to remember your manners on Thanksgiving!!!!" I asked him who told him this and he said his teacher told him a story about pilgrims and indians (not from India) but cowboy ones, and in the story the indians were rude but friendly! His teacher thought this was really funny but he obviously has selective hearing and a great imagination! So Ken and I have threatened him with near death - and assurred him that he still has to behave at the school TG Dinner! We'll let you know what happens after we've had our first TG Dinner. This week is Spirit week at school and today we had to dress up in pj's. All departments and staff did as did the kids. The English Language Dep. all had our hair tied up and brought our teddies to school. Tues is Twin day where you dress as pairs. Roni (my colleague) and I are doing a "Women in Black thing", wearing ties which say "ON A MISSION - FROM GOD" above a silhouette of a "Man in Black", we'll wear black pants, jackets etc. Wed is hat & hair day, Thursday is cartoon character day and Friday is school colours day: Gold & Black! Oh the stress of fashion!!!

Shannie has a new saying- where she got it God alone knows! Ken offered her some Kimbop for dinner (Korean Sushy - really delicious - the boys love it) and she said "I ninina (don't in Shannie lingo) eat ching chong!" So there you have it! Ken and I were rolling about hysterically.

That's about it for now but I will write more as and when it happens.